Iraq national basketball team
Iraq | |||
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FIBA ranking | T-94 [1] | ||
Joined FIBA | 1948 | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | ||
National federation | Iraqi Basketball Association | ||
Coach | Atila Abdulaziz | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 1 (1948) | ||
Medals | None | ||
FIBA World Cup | |||
Appearances | None | ||
Asian Championship | |||
Appearances | 4 | ||
Medals | None | ||
Uniforms | |||
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The Iraq national basketball team (Arabic: منتخب العراق لكرة السلة) represents Iraq in international basketball competitions.
It is one out of only two Arab nations to ever qualify for the Men's Basketball Tournament at the Summer Olympics. (the other nation being Egypt)
Iraq qualified for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup (former FIBA Asia Championship)
Competitive record
Olympic Games
Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
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1948 | 22 | Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics | London, United Kingdom |
2020 | To be determined | Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan |
The Iraqi Basketball team at the 1948 Olympic Games in London:
Ahmed Hamed, Emile Yousef, George Hanna, Hashim Abdul-Jalil, Irfan Abdul-Kadir, Kanan Aoni, Salih Faraj, Salman Mahdi Deheh, Salman Ali Daleh, Wadud Khalil Jumaa
FIBA Basketball World Cup
Yet to qualify
FIBA Asia Championship
Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
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1977 | 6 | 1977 ABC Championship | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
1979 | 8 | 1979 ABC Championship | Nagoya, Japan |
1987 | 9 | 1987 ABC Championship | Bangkok, Thailand |
2017 | Qualified | 2017 FIBA Asia Cup | Lebanon |
West Asian Championship
Year | Rank | Pld | W | L |
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1999 | 5th place | 4 | - | - |
2000 | 3rd place | 4 | 2 | 2 |
2001 | 4th place | 4 | 1 | 3 |
2002 | 3rd place | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2004 | 5th place | 4 | - | - |
2005 | 4th place | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2008 | Did not enter | – | – | – |
2010 | Runners-up | - | - | - |
2011 | 4th place | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2012 | Did not enter | - | - | - |
2013 | 4th place | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2014 | 4th place | 5 | 2 | 3 |
2015 | 5th place | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2016 | 3rd place | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Total | 12/14 | - | - | - |
Pan Arab Games
2007 Pan Arab Games
Iraq national basketball team prepared for the Pan Arab Games in Turkey, Iraq played several friendly matches with Turkish clubs.
Iraq group:
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
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Egypt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 239 | 173 | 66 | 6 |
Iraq | 3 | 2 | 1 | 226 | 254 | −28 | 5 |
Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 2 | 222 | 229 | −7 | 4 |
United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0 | 3 | 209 | 240 | −31 | 3 |
Group A
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Semifinals
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The 3rd/4th Place
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Current roster
At the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge:[2]
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Depth chart
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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C | Mohammed Al-Khafaji | Ali Hameed | Ihab Al-Zuhairi |
PF | Kevin Dwayne Galloway | Ali Ismael | Ahmed Al-Tameemi |
SF | Dhulfiqar Al-Hchaimi | Ali Hamad | Hussein Talib |
SG | Hassan Abdullah | ||
PG | Omar Alazawi | Ali Aljuboori |
Head coach position
- Fikrat Toma – 2002-2004, 2010-2013
- Manuel Povea – 2014-2015
- Srđan Antić – 2016
- Atila Abdulaziz – 2017
Past rosters
The following players called for the 2007 Pan Arab Games.
# | Position | Name |
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--- | Qutaiba Abdullah | |
--- | Hassan Saleh | |
--- | Ali Amer Taleb | |
--- | Sajad Hussein | |
--- | Ahmad Obeid | |
--- | Rahman Ahmad | |
--- | Mohammed Dhiaa | |
--- | Ahmad Hamza | |
--- | Maytham Abdulwahed | |
--- | Richard Yalda | |
--- | Mustafa Shehab |
See also
- Iraq women's national basketball team
- Iraq national under-19 basketball team
- Iraq national under-17 basketball team
- Iraq national 3x3 team
- Iraq national football team
References
- ↑ "FIBA Ranking for Men". Fiba.Com. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ↑ Iraq | 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
External links
- Asia-Basket/Iraq
- Iraqi Basketball Association - facebook presentation
Videos
- Iraq v China - Quarter Final Highlights - FIBA Asia Challenge 2016 - youtube.com video